Suspect arrested, another ID'd in charity jar thefts

Sheriff's deputies said they've arrested one suspect and identified another in connection with the theft of two charity donations jars.

Investigators said the pair stole one of two Children's Miracle Network jars from a gas station counter March 17 in Hebron, then returned to steal the other one less than an hour later.

Deputies said 26-year-old Joshua Bunner hid the jar under his shirt and fled. They obtained a warrant for Bunner on April 12 but had been unable to find him until Friday.

Authorities said they were tipped off that he was living in some woods on property belonging to the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, and deputies said they found him there overnight after a short foot chase using thermal imaging equipment. Bunner was arrested after hiding under a bed in the 3000 block of Merrie Drive.

The second suspect, who deputies said distracted the clerk during the theft, was identified as 20-year-old Ellis Edwards, of Latonia.

Edwards remains at large.

Clerks said both men frequented the Speedway station on Northbend Road.

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